Colour is all around, and this study looks at all aspects of colour, from physical and atmospheric phenomena to the world of plants and animals. The significance of colours in nature is considered - how they are produced, how they are perceived and their probable function and purpose.
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Illustrated with over 300 color photographs, this is a fascinating and beautiful book exploring the role of color in nature. Farrant, who currently works at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia, wrote this book from material she prepared for lectures to the Colour Society of Australia. Her multidisciplinary approach covers all aspects of color, touching on astronomy, botany, geology, physics, and zoology. She provides clear explanations of why the ocean appears blue, how chameleons change color, and why leaves change their color in autumn. An appendix listing the scientific names of plants and animals and a glossary of terms are provided. The index is adequate, but it would have been more useful if it had more entries. Still, the general reader will find this book a pleasure to peruse. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Teresa Berry, Univ. of Tennessee Lib., Knoxville
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Color in Nature: A Visual and Scientific Exploration (Paperback)
This book answers all those little questions you have about colors. Why are blue feathers blackish when you look at them up close? What's that rainbow on the surface of the puddle? The answers described, though sometimes complex, are given in layman's terms with lots of pictures and graphics. It is so densely packed with information that I have to read it in very small bits. Everytime I do, I come away with more interesting tidbits about the physics, biology, and chemistry of color.The only downside to the book is that the scope is so broad. Many concepts are merely touched on. There is just enough to whet your thirst before she moves on to the next topic.
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Color in Nature : A Visual and Scientific Exploration,
This review is from: Color in Nature: A Visual and Scientific Exploration (Hardcover)
I am interested in the subject of visual perception, color in nature and in landscape. How human being except nature or landscape (parks, gardens) on psychological level and the possible ways of landscape planning that includes the visual perception.
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